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Pond looks 'dusty'...

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  • madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
    edited April 2019
    I have duckweed on my wildlife pond but I just fish it out periodically and put it in the fish pond where it seems to disappear quite rapidly so is not a problem,I suppose the fish eat it?
    “Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
  • MissMMissM Posts: 36
    Thanks for all the comments. I think it may be a combination of pigeon washing and tree dust and new pondness... so I'll wait and perhaps also see if any neighbours have a pond I can grab a jar of water from. Presumably that brings wee beasties...
  • sarcazzosarcazzo Posts: 3
    hello there, did that dusty-thingy effect go away in the end?

    I have the exact same problem, it happened to me last year too when the summer and the 30 degrees (celsius) arrived! Just I don't remember if it went away by itself or if I did anything in particular to solve it...
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It's an old thread.  :)
    The person who queried hasn't been on the forum since, but if you read the thread - the answers, and main reasons are there. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • MissMMissM Posts: 36
    Hello @sarcazzo it was as @Fairygirl said it was a combination of pigeon washing and tree dust. The pond looks very different now!

  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    What a difference a year makes. It looks like it has been there for ages. Have you noticed an increase in wildlife  finding it?
  • sarcazzosarcazzo Posts: 3
    @MissM your pond looks fabulous! So you didn't do anything and it went away by itself?
  • MissMMissM Posts: 36
    @sarcazzo - no the dustiness went away. The green blanket weed is another thing though! Tried barleystraw and barley flakes and generally now spend hours pulling it out by hand and rescuing the ramshorn and water snails! Quite relaxing.
    @fidgetbones - I have frogs, I did have some frogspawn but only ever saw one tadpole, but water boatmen, damsel flys, dragonflys, cats(!), strange swimming insecty things, swimming beetles and honey bees that drink from one particular plant - well the hessian container. There may be other visitors when I'm asleep. Did think about getting a wildlife camera...
    I have a very relaxed view to gardening so although I have planted on the fence and in the bed by the pond I am happy to let most things have a go. The whole area is about to be taken over by nasturtiums!
  • sarcazzosarcazzo Posts: 3
    Unfortunately it seems I can't find a solution for my situation, that damn dustiness or whatever it is doesn't want to go away.


    I tried the products in the picture below (pure pond bomb and tetra algorem), and while the water does seem clearer, the dusty surface stays there.

    If I spray the pond with the water hose, the dust goes away for a few minutes but then it comes back as before. Same with the rain.


    Any help and/or suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated :(


  • MissMMissM Posts: 36
    Your pond (which looks enormous!) is under a tree so there could be dust from that... mine still gets dusty looking after the pigeons have been washing in it. Do you have lots of oxygenators? They might help. More plants around the margins.. As lots of people say patience is key.
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